Signaling device for vehicles



Oct. 21,1930. T. NAYLOR 1,778,908

SIGNALING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES Filed Aug. 31, 1928 Patented Get. 21, I i

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Application filed. August 31, 1928, SeI'iaI Norseman". and. n "Canadaasset as, iege-5 p This invention relates to a signaling device 9 forvehicles and the main ob ect 1s to pro-s vide a simple construction, yetone which 5 efficient manner.

' shaft, having a squaredinner end' portl on will accomplish the desiredresult in the most and other objects in view, as will appear-as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of the novel construction,combination and arrangement of co-operating elements as hereinafter morespecificallysetforth, claimedand shown in the; accompanying drawingforming; a part of the present application, in whichr" With theforegoing Fig. 1 is a front plan View of a portion of p an autombile,showing in full lines the pre ferredembo'diment of my invention,' while,in dotted lines, I showthe safety arm in operative position. i r T Y I VFig. 2 is an e-nlarged'sectional view showing the detail constructionofmy invention, I parts being broken away. I

Fig. 3 is a modified form of my invention,

adapting it for accommodation of a signal,

illuminated by electricity. I

Like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout thedifferent views.

lindicates, a vehicle which, in the particular illustration shown, isthe front portion of a closed type automobile, which is provided with atop 5, a corner post 6 and facer board-7. EXtending'through the facerboard adjacent one end, I provide a bearing member 8. This bearingmember may be ofany desired style, which'may be tightly clamped intoposition in theopening formed to receive-the same in the facer board 7.9 is a 10 and a squared outer end portion 11.

Fitted on the squared portion 10, I provide an operating arm 12, theouter'free endv of" which has attached thereto a connecting member 14.This connecting member is provided with a ring 15 and a furtherconnecting member 16, which connects into aring 17, the purpose of whichwill be hereinafter mentioned. 18is the signaling arm having an offsetportion 19, whichportion is provided with a squared opening adapted tofit over the squared portion 11 and retained thereon by about to beturned to the which the signaling device is readily see the indicationgiven that the opera- The ends of the 'wires25 storage battery placed in"any tion in the vehicle.

"drawing disclose tion as hereinafter claimed.

nut T-his} is p indicatori' reflector f21r '23 is a (stop block evicted:aaan fitted onthe corner post 6 into whichutlre lower quired signal.'When in inoperative position, 60, 5

thehook 22. When that the vehicle is p left,ithe ring 15 is ulled downand engagedon the hook 22.

the ring 17 is engaged on it {is desired to 7 signal Thefpulling down ofconnection through the member 14, arm 12 and shaft 9, causes the arm18.130 be swung to an approximate right angle direction outwardly fromthe corner post 6. The operator,

inthe vehicle commg after the vehicle to 2 attached, will tor is to makea left hand turn.- p I v I 7 On vehicles other than automobiles pro-'vided with a tail light, certain Provinces in 1476 Canada and certainStates in the United' States require that illuminated signaling devicesbe attached thereto.

struction adapted for this purpose, I providev a casing24lthreadedlyengaged on a this ring 15 and its I To provide a con signaling'arm 18*,which arm has therein suitable:

electric wire connections25 to a light 26 in the casing 245. The casingmay be provided with a frosted lens in the front and a red coloureldlensin the rear or any other com- .65

bination to complywith the requirements of the Province or State inwhich it is to'be used. 7

toany suitable source of supply, for, example a suitable posif- .390

may be connected l The other parts and opera the preferred embodiment 7maybe resorted, to in the I commercial adaptationof my invention withoutdeparting from the scope of the in enQJ What I claim as new is:

A signaling device for vehicles comprising a sleeve bearing fixedlysupported through the facerboard of said vehicle inwardly of the cornerpost thereof; a shaftrotatably mounted through said sleeve; a signalingfixedly connected to the outer end of 'saidshaftgian operating armfixedly connecti arm 7 ed to the inner end of said shaft; a pull memher,having one end secured tosaid operating arm; a hook on the corner postof said vehicle to. which said pull member is adapted to be 7 7attached; said signaling arm having the greater portion thereof inoffset alignmentto the'under portion connected with said shaft;

7 so that themajor portion of said operating 7 .arm Willlie adjacent infront of and in parall 'lelalign'ment with the corner post of saidvehicle and a stop means carried onsaidpost;

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature. THOMAS NAYLOR. I 7

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